T he South A frican mining indus try is acut ely a w ar e of its social r esponsibility Its appr oach t o modernisa tion is no diff er ent F or the Miner als C ouncil modernisa tion is about making inno v a tion and t echnology w ork f or and impr o v e the liv es of all whose liv es it t ouches PUTTING PEOPLE A T THE CENTRE OF ALL WE DO W ithout social buy in little suc c eeds T he c onc ept of a jus t tr ansition enc ompas ses a r ange of social int erv entions r equir ed t o secur e jobs and liv elihoods F or the Miner als C ouncil a jus t tr ansition is ther ef or e part of a peoplec entric appr oach t o intr oducing t echnology and other f orms of inno v a tion T he tr ansition t o modernised mining needs t o be jus t and socially ac c eptable It mus t also empo w er s tak eholders t o de v elop policies and pr ogr ammes tha t will ensur e sus tainability be y ond mining A jus t tr ansition e xplor es alt erna tiv e pa th w a y s t o pr osperity and de v elops social r esilienc e in the f ac e of en vir onmental ec onomic and social change Social inclusion Social ac c eptanc e Social int erv entions Social change P age 80